A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.

The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.

One of the last few period-correct, hand-operated canal locks in the country.

Campus tradition says couples who walk beneath this enormous oak will stay together forever.

This grimly-titled Texas cemetery is all that remains of a Wild West settlement with possibly the worst name.

Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.

In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

A starship has landed in Texas, a welcome break for weary travelers from a drab stretch of I-35.

This theatre was made famous after Lee Harvey Oswald was captured inside watching a film.

A Texas museum filled with Broncos and Betties.

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.